Justice Department Secures Agreement With Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to Resolve Voting Rights Lawsuit
May 25, 2024
May 25, 2024
WASHINGTON, May 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on May 23, 2024:
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city elections officials to resolve allegations that Pawtucket failed to provide Spanish-language assistance for voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act and did not allow qualified voters to cast provisional ballots in violation of the Help America Vote Act. < . . .
The Justice Department announced today that it has secured an agreement with the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, and city elections officials to resolve allegations that Pawtucket failed to provide Spanish-language assistance for voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act and did not allow qualified voters to cast provisional ballots in violation of the Help America Vote Act. < . . .